City of Connections

Summary: Clary and Jace always had a special connection, though they have never met. They grew up together, faced the good and the bad times together, and eventually fell in love with each other. What happens, though, when they do meet? What happens when they must face the Shadow world together, deal with Valentine, find the Mortal Instruments, and find out what exactly that permanent rune is on their hands? And why that rune seems to give them their connection?

Previously:

I was dancing to the song Replay by Iyaz when I saw him.

Chapter 2- First Sight

It was Jace! I could tell. I saw his golden blonde hair, saw the runes marked into his skin with my own eyes. He was walking toward the storage closet with Alec, floowing Isabelle and a demon. Jace didn't notice me yet, too

concentrated on the hunt to notice my thoughts so I told Simon I would be right back and I quietly followed them.

As I silently follwed Jace I heard what he was aying to the demon.

"So, you still haven't told me if there are any of your kind with you," Jace said in an angelic voice. I had never heard Jace speak before, and now I wish I had.

"I don't know what you are talking about," said the demon. Who the hell was he kidding. Everyone here knew he was a demon.

"Demons," Alec spoke for the first time. "You do know what a demon is, don't you?" The demon spit out of his mouth, still attached to the piller he was at.

"Demons," drawled Jace, twisting his seraph blade in the demons neck. "Religiously defined as hell's dezinens, the Servants of Satan, but understood here, for the purposes of the Clave, to be any malevolent spirit whose origin is outside it's home dimension," Jace continued. I mentally rolled my eyes. Jace sure could act like an ass when he was killing demons. Though, now that I think about it, Jace is an asshat to everyone other than me.

He has the uncanny ability to make anyone pissed. He is such a tool at times.

Jace was actually not an egotistical jerk, he was actually a wonderful person. His assiness a shield he uses for himself. Though I can't say I blame him for creating a shield,

From all he has been through. He and I are both extremely happy that we have each other.

"That's enough,Jace," Isabelle said while her twin continued for her, "Nobody here, needs a lesson in semantics, or demonology."

I smiled at Jace. I was starting to get anxious. I had never seen, obviously, or thought to Jace while he was demon hunting. I didn't want to destract him somehow, but Jace usually did not speek to me when he was hunting, but would show me what he did later. But this was different.

I was actually witnessing this in real life- along with seeing Jace for the first time. The weight of this situation came down on me suddenly and I gasped.

They turned around. I saw myself in Jace's mind. My hair was pulled back to keep it out of my eyes, I saw my feet, twisted in electrical wire. Jace automatically new it was me. His first thought, By the Angel, she is gorgeous.

Jace dropped his knife in surprise.

Clary! Jace thought, What are you doing here? Is that really you? I can't believe you're here! How did you get here? You really do exist!

Jace's thoughts echoed my own from before.

Yes! Yes! Yes! I just kept thinking. I am real, Jace! I am standing right in front of you.

"CLary," Jace breathed in amazent at the same time I breathed "Jace."

Suddenly, the demon escaped the tightly woven cords and launched himself at Jace. Jace, being the spectacular Shadowhunter he is, was prepared for this and knocked him to the ground,

rolling, on the floor with him. Jace ended up on top of the demon, a knife once again to his throat.

"Wait," said the demonikn his scratchy voice. "Valentine's alive! I can tell you where he is! All of the Infernal Worlds know this! Please, I can tell you where he is- Jace suddenly snarled. "By the Angel, everytime we capture one of you bastards, you claim to know where Valentine is. Well I know where he is, too. He is in Hell, and you- you can JOIN HIM THERE!" Jace said stabbing the demon and killing him instantly.

By the Angel, Clary, why do they all claim to know where Valentine is.

I'm not sure Jace, maybe Valentine is back. But let's think about that later, how is your arm? Are you okay? I think I saw some demon blood go in. I worried over him, going

into Jace's pocket and grabbing his stele and drawing an iratze on him.

Clary, Jace thought amusedly, I'm fine. Calm down, he chuckled.

"I'm sorry," I said out loud. "I know you can handle the pain, if there was any, but you know how I am." When it comes to you, I finished in my thoughts.

"It's okay," Jace chuckled, yet again. I rolled my eyes. I know.

A cough alerted us to Alec and Isabelle's presense. Isabelle looked well, pissed, Jace thought to me, and Alec looked confused, angry and hurt.

You know how Alec thinks he feels about you, Jace, I thought to him, be careful with him.

Jace raised his eyebrow at Alec and Isabelle, while mentally winking at me. "I know I am gorgeous and all and you have never seen anything as good as this," he gestured toward himself, "But there is no need to stare." I rolled my eyes yet again. I found asshat Jace very amusing.

"Jace," Isabelle practically growled, "who is this mundie." Jace and I scoffed. "She is not a mundie," Jace said.

"Well, than, what is she," Alec said. Jace smiled. He thought to me, watch this. "She is a girl, Alec, surely you would know this, considering your sister is one." Alec practically had steam coming from his ears. Jace and I laughed. "No," Alec said through gritted teeth, "I know she is a girl, but she can't be Nephilim. She has no marks."

"That doesn't mean I can't be a Shadowhunter," I laughed out. Jace shook his head in amusement. "Why don't we hang around Pandemonium for a little bit then go along to the

Institute." If that is okay with Jocelyn. "I am sure Hodge would love to meet her." We will probably have to tell them about our connection, huh? Jace thought. Probably,

I answered sadly. Who knows what will happen? Jace rubbed my arm up and down.

As I walked out of the storage closet with Jace by my side I looked around for Simon, getting ready to tell him that I had to leave.

There he is, thought Jace as he spotted Simon sitting down in the far corner of the room on a chair.

"Simon, I have to go, okay?" I asked him when I reached him. He looked at me confused. "Where are you going? Why are you going so soon?" he asked.

"I just have to go somewhere, okay? I will be back at my house tomorrow? Okay?" I told him as I turned around and followed Isabelle out of Pandemonium with Jace at my side.

Jace took my hand in his. I noticed a mark on his right hand. It was intricate, with a swirling design that spirled around in a circle but had the shape of a half-heart.

It reminded me of the mark on my left hand. They looked like they belonged together and combined into a beautiful design. It feelt like my left hand should be in Jace's right hand.

Jace noticed my mark and was thinking along the same things as me.

When my left hand and his right hand held each other, I felt more... complete.

I looked at him from under my eye lashes. He looked at me with a smoldering gaze. He leaned down and gave my cheek a kiss.

As we walked through the door to the Institute, Jace led me over to Hodge's study. I knew where it was of course but Jace just felt like showing me this way.

What if the Lightwood's and Hodge don't like me? What will they think about our mind reading? I thought to Jace. He wrapped an arm around my waist and whispered into my

ear that everything would be alright.

Jace walked into the library after Alec and Isabelle. Waiting there was Mayrse, Robert, Max, Jace's adopted parents and adopted brother, and Hodge.

Evryone turned to look at us when we walked into the room. It was quiet for a few moments.

What should we do, Jace? I thought.

Just wait for one of them to speak, Clary. Everything will be alright. Jace answered.

After a few moments of silence someone finally spoke.

It was Mayrse. Her voice was cold and seemingly distant.

"So what happened?"

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